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Mid-Century Modern aesthetiC The tapered legs and scalloped rails “lift” the cabinet from the stand. Angle legs and rails. After tapering the legs, use a skewed fence on a crosscut sled to cut the top and bottom angles (left). Also using a skewed fence, cut the angled ends of the short rails (right). Finally, mortise the parts. Legs are tapered and curved. Having ripped the initial taper into the legs with a jig on the tablesaw, use the bandsaw to rough-cut the secondary taper and curve. Glue the legs to the short rails, then template-rout the unit to final shape. Final base assembly. Glue the legs to the short end rails first (above right), then link them to the long rails (right). 64 FINE woodworkIN g